JD Vance keeps US plans for Iran ‘private’
Some of those the President will use and some of them he won’t,” Vance said.
Vance, speaking at a media briefing, said the administration would keep its plans private to preserve US President Donald Trump’s flexibility in deciding how to respond to Iran. The Vice President said Washington’s strategy was also driven by concerns over a potential global energy crisis, accusing Iran of continuing attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. “Part of the reason they’re tools in the toolkit is because the Vice President, hopefully, is not dumb enough to stand up before all of you and a million Americans watching at home and say exactly what it is that we plan on doing,” Vance said.
“There are a lot of additional tools that we have at our disposal. “But everything that could happen is on the table. Economic pressure, military pressure, diplomatic pressure, covert pressure. Of course these are tools in the President’s toolkit,” he added.
US Vice President JD Vance on Thursday said the Trump administration has several options for dealing with Iran, ranging from economic and diplomatic pressure to military and covert action, as the seven-month-old conflict between Washington and Tehran continues to escalate.
Vance said Beijing was “much more responsible” than Tehran While acknowledging “some policy disagreements” and “misalignment of interests” with China. The US treasury has said the campaign is intended to restrict Iran’s access to international financial networks and choke off revenue streams that Washington alleges support the Iranian government. Earlier reporting noted: Vance said the administration’s approach was also aimed at preventing a wider global energy crisis, accusing Iran of continuing to target commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Earlier reporting noted: Speaking during a media briefing, Vance said the administration would not publicly disclose its plans for engaging with Iran, stressing that doing so would limit US President Donald Trump’s ability to make decisions.
Earlier reporting noted: US Vice President JD Vance on Thursday (local time) said that the Trump administration has a range of options at its disposal to deal with Iran, including economic, military, diplomatic and covert measures, as tensions between Washington and Tehran continue to escalate amid the conflict in West Asia.